Pilot CoC schools did not improve faster than non-pilot CoC schools or non-CoC schools on any measure¶
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q2 i? The six pilot schools, which received more money and support, did not differ in change on any measure from the other 41 CoC schools or from non-CoC schools between 2009 and 2011. → Rachel Levenstein 2011
Evidence¶
Rachel Levenstein 2011¶
Rachel Levenstein, Sue Sporte, Elaine Allensworth. (2011). Findings from an Investigation into the Culture of Calm Initiative. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/findings-investigation-culture-calm-initiative
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HLM analysis restricted to CoC schools compared the six pilot schools with the other 41 CoC schools, and separately with non-CoC schools; no significant differences in change were found for any measure. The authors attribute this partly to the small sample of six pilot schools.
"Our suspicions were confirmed: pilot schools did not differ in the change in any measure between 2009 and 2011 from non-pilot CoC schools. Appendix C contains each of the trend lines."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Student reports of academic personalism increased dramatically in Culture of Calm schools relative to non-CoC schools (d = 1.1), though the substantive meaning is uncertain — related
- Teacher-Principal Trust improved only marginally significantly, and Student-Teacher Trust, Program Coherence, Quality Professional Development, and Teacher-Parent Trust showed no significant differential change — related
- Student reports of safety did not improve faster in Culture of Calm schools than in other similar high schools — related
- Teachers' reports of disorder and crime decreased at a faster rate in Culture of Calm schools than in non-CoC schools between 2009 and 2011 (d = 0.4) — related
- Student perceptions of safety and teacher perceptions of order improved in CPS high schools during the same period that OSS rates declined — related
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Pilot CoC schools did not improve faster than non-pilot CoC schools or non-CoC schools on any measure |
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Pilot CoC schools did not improve faster than non-pilot CoC schools or non-CoC schools on any measure |
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